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I recently sent off a message to many of the staff at CF asking for some explanations of the poor way in which I was treated before I abandon the forum completely - and you know not one has yet offered me any explanation for why I was banned. I have to say that I am completely disgusted with their secretive ways. You would think that after contacting the owner of the forum, much of the sr staff and several of the moderators just ONE person would send a message saying - this is why you were banned. 2 weeks and nothing. And they call themselves Christians.

okay thats my rant for today.

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

slave: I'm most ticked off by the fact that I really liked that place. I liked so many of the people and was okay with the rules. But part of the rules was that a person would be NOTIFIED AND WARNED before action would be taken. I recieved no notification no warning - just got banned. NOW no one can seem to offer an answer for WHY the action was taken.

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Another forum. if you would like the address I can IM it to you, but I will not post it here in this forum. Some of the other members here are also members there (which is how I ended up here) and one member here is a moderator there.

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

No, don't bother. I am trying hard enough here to think a little before I post, witness a massive rewriting of a reply to Linus7 which was written too hastily. The last thing I need is to get drawn into anywhere else at the mo.

If you want a laugh I got banned from an RC Forum without warning too --they apparently sent me a PM but by the time I was notified of it they had done the deed

So I got on again with a different Computer and ISP and just managed to get off before they did it again.

I'm not RC enough for them ___ ME ?? Not RC enough.

Oh I'm on there again but I'm totally fed up with the attitude there.

I think it's coming off the Computer before I do something really silly

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"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

I've been banned from a homosexual list run by an ex-Orthodox priest because I kept asking questions that were interpreted as bigotry and homophobia. I'm neither I hope. But I often find that liberals are the most intolerant folk.

I've been banned from a homosexual list run by an ex-Orthodox priest because I kept asking questions that were interpreted as bigotry and homophobia. I'm neither I hope. But I often find that liberals are the most intolerant folk.

AH the whole acceptance confused with tolerance gig. *sigh*

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Hmm - maybe it's time to start a thread on bannings and see who has most

well let's say most for stupid reasons

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"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

the slave: this is the only time I have been banned. I have chosen to leave places of my own accord, but this is the first time I have been banned. MIND YOU - that there have been people who wanted to see me banned from different places for perceived infractions. Like in the Yahoo! Chat catholic rooms there are those who would like me banned for being a “fake.” Since there is no possible way some one can be a brother or a franciscan without being roman catholic.

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Oh it has to be admitted I am not the only one here who has been banned from that particular RC Board. It used to be reasonably friendly to Eastern folk - but not now But if they try and get rid of me again I won't be able to read the banning message - Iv'e forgotten my hotmail password

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"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

Vicki - you want sweetness and light for the future - and it's New Years Eve tomorrow ??

Lumps of coal and shortie and WHISKY

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"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

Well I left the Indiana list after months of abuse and months of staying awake all night composing lengthy posts which were just responded to with more abuse.

And I left OrthodoxWest after I objected to it being considered fair game by the listowner, who I've known for many years on and of, that Roman Catholics should be called 'Papists' and I should be called a 'Monophysite' because it was an Orthodox list and if I didn't like it......

I've just tailed off other lists when they became fruitless and passion causing.

I am trying hard here to not respond to each and every polemical opportunity, to wait in patience and with thoughtfulness, and win friends rather than crush enemies under the weight of my gigantic intellect.

And the idea of wishing a blessing on the one that is being responded to what as good idea.

"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Yeah, you do that. And don't come out until you are prepared to drink a good bitter like the rest of us.

now thats an oxymoron. GOOD bitter??

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Bitter puts hairs on your chest, and the best need eating with a knife and fork.

I don't need anything to put hair on my chest! If I had any more hair on my chest, people would think I was GREEK!!!

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

"Never let anyone try to tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years; and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."- St. John Maximovitch

Please pray for one Jason at CF. He's very feisty and so hyper anti-Orthodox that he's probably already approached his bishop as to why the Melkite Greek Catholics are allowed to omit the "filioque" from the Nicene Creed. He wants to solve the schism by forcing the Orthodox to accept all the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church including the filioque. He seems ignorant of history in this regard. When I mentioned that the pope says the Orthodox Nicene Creed without the filioque, he muttered some nonsense about it and said that the "filioque" was still essential to Catholic belief.

So, please pray for him.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

Yeah. I had 5 star Metaxa at my in-laws over Christmas. It has a kick. That stuff is $30 a bottle here.

In that case, your Hellenization is coming along nicely. We must plan a trip to Greece, go up into the mountains to my mother's people's village and try the local 'shine. They serve that stuff in sewing thimbles...Demetri

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"Religion is a neurobiological illness and Orthodoxy is its cure." - Fr. John S. Romanides

You need to walk 20 klicks on Ayios Oros with way too much worldly stuff strapped to your outa' shape back and sit down in the guest house to rest your tired bones. Ouzo is Nectar under those circumstances

FWIW - There are two mods over at CF there that are members here. (myself and Monkey/Philip). I really have no idea why Br. Max was banned or the specific rule violations that preceeded it, IIRC I was TDY overseas when it occured.

oblio: I knew that you were a mod there and a memeber here which is why I included you in the posting of my goodbye letter there. I figured you might have some inside information

As for the SWILL the greeks try to pass off as beverages, it makes great paint remover . . . . .

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media

Quite well, we were hoping he would make an appearance over here as of late, but no luck so far. As our resident (along with Linus/Maximus) historian, he is often quite busy setting the record straight over at CF.

Oblio: so there is nothing in those mysterious back room moderators forums which offers a HINT of who banned me or why eh?

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"Where I live in Manhattan and where I work at ABC, people say 'conservative' the way people say 'child molester.' Leftist thinking is just the culture that I live in and the culture the reporters who populate the mainstream media